American troubadours : groundbreaking singer-songwriters of the '60s / by Mark Brend ; foreword by Tom Rapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brend, Mark (Musician)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk singers--United States--Biography.

Folk singers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books, 2001.

Summary:

Overshadowed by stars like Bob Dylan, hundreds of talented singersongwriters flourished in the 1960s. Drawing on folk, blues, and country roots, and a love of rock and roll, these artists created such timeless songs as "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Hey Joe".

This book explores the musical and cultural phenomena that shaped the singer-songwriter movement of the 1960s, including Dylan's reinvention of folk, the rock and roll revolution, and Beat writers like Jack Kerouac. It traces the genre from its formative and peak years in New York's Greenwich Village coffeehouses, through today's CD reissues, new recordings, and legacies celebrated by Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, and other artists. Against this historical backdrop, the book details how the lives and songs of David Ackles, David Blue, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Phil Ochs, Tom Rapp, Tim Rose, and Tom Rush helped rock music come of age.

Notes:

Includes discography (pages [145]-170), bibliographical references (page 176), and index.

ISBN:

0879306416

OCLC:

47058835